Oh – English Lyrics

• By: Ciara, Ludacris
• Album: Goodies

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Atlanta's vibrant culture through Ciara's hit song "Oh," featuring Ludacris. Learn about the city's unique slang, fashion, and the crunk&B sound that defined the early 2000s. This track is not just a song, but an anthem of self-confidence and hometown pride.

[English]

- Cece, what are you watching?

- I'm watching a new video, "Oh."

- Let me see it.

(hiphop music playing)

♪ Uh, it's another one ♪

♪ Yeah, another one ♪

♪ Dre and Vidal ♪

♪ Ciara, showin' up ♪

♪ This is where they stay crunk, throw it up ♪

♪ Dubs on the Cadillac, White tees, Nikes ♪

♪ Gangstas don't know how to act ♪

♪ Adamsville, Bankhead, College Park, Carver Homes ♪

♪ Hummers floatin' on chrome, chokin' on that home-grown ♪

♪ They got that southern cookin' ♪

♪ They got them fellas lookin' ♪

♪ Thinkin' I was easy, I can see it ♪

♪ That's when I say, "No, what for?" ♪

♪ Shawty can't handle this, Ciara got that fire like ♪

♪ Oh, 'round here we ridin' slow ♪

♪ We keep it ghetto, you should know ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk off in the club, we gets low, oh ♪

♪ Oh, all my ladies to the floor ♪

♪ Handle it, ladies back it up ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk up in the club we gets low, oh ♪

♪ Buddy take a new whip, paint strip, into a bowlin' ball ♪

♪ Still smoke, hundred spoke, wood-grain on the wall ♪

♪ Light-skinned thick chicks, fellas call 'em redbone ♪

♪ Close cuts, braids long, gangstas love 'em all ♪

♪ They got that southern cookin' ♪

♪ They got them fellas lookin' ♪

♪ Wishin' I was easy, I can see it ♪

♪ That's when I say, "No, what for?" ♪

♪ Shawty can't handle this ♪

♪ Ciara got that fire like ♪

♪ Oh, oh, 'round here we ridin' slow ♪

♪ Yeah, we ride slow, oh, oh ♪

♪ We keep it gutta, you should know ♪

♪ You should know ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk off in the club, we gets low oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, all the ladies then get down ♪

♪ All my ladies to the floor ♪

♪ Handle it ladies, back it up ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk up in the club, we gets low ♪

♪ Luda! Oh here we go ♪

♪ Southern-style, get wild, old skools comin' down ♪

♪ In a different color whip, whip, whip ♪

♪ Picture perfect, you might wanna ♪

♪ Take a flick, flick, flick, flick, flick ♪

♪ Call up Jazze, tell him pop up the bottles ♪

♪ 'Cause we got another hit, hit, hit ♪

♪ Wanna go platinum? ♪

♪ I'm who you should get, get, get, get, get ♪

♪ Ludacris on the track, get back, trick ♪

♪ Switch on the 'Lac, I'm flexin' still ♪

♪ Same price every time, hot song ♪

♪ Jumped on 'cause Ciara got sex appeal ♪

♪ And I keep the meanest, cleanest, baddest ♪

♪ Spinnin' on stainless wheels ♪

♪ Could care less about your genius ♪

♪ I bump ya status, I keep the stainless steel ♪

♪ Trunk-rattlin' what's happenin', huh? ♪

♪ I don't even think I need the speed ♪

♪ Bass-travelin', face-cracklin' huh? ♪

♪ Turn it up and make the speakers bleed ♪

♪ Dirty south, we ballin', dawg ♪

♪ And never think about fallin', dawg ♪

♪ Ghetto harmonizin', surprisin' ♪

♪ Run it back 'cause the song is called ♪

♪ Oh, 'round here we ridin' slow ♪

♪ We keep it gutta, you should know ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk off in the club, we gets low, oh ♪

♪ Oh, all my ladies to the floor ♪

♪ Handle it ladies back it up ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk up in the club we gets low, oh ♪

♪ Oh, 'round here we ridin' slow ♪

♪ We keep it gutta, you should know ♪

♪ Gettin' crunk off in the club, we gets low, oh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ridin' /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to travel in or on a vehicle
crunk /krʌŋk/ B2	adjective - high-energy, excited, often from alcohol or music
ghetto /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ B1	noun - a part of a city where a specific group lives, often in poor conditions
handle /ˈhændəl/ A2	verb - to manage or deal with a situation or thing
ladies /ˈleɪdiz/ A1	noun - adult human females
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a place for entertainment, dancing, and music
whip /wɪp/ B1	noun - slang for a car
southern /ˈsʌðərn/ A2	adjective - relating to the southern part of a country or region
cookin' /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ A2	noun - the process of preparing food
fellas /ˈfɛləz/ A2	noun - informal term for men or guys
lookin' /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze toward something
easy /ˈizi/ A1	adjective - achieved without great effort
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - flames produced by combustion adjective - passionate or intense
chrome /kroʊm/ B1	noun - a hard, shiny metal used for plating
spinnin' /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to rotate rapidly
status /ˈstætəs/ B1	noun - social position or reputation

Key Grammar Structures

• This is where they stay crunk, throw it up.

  ➔ Present Simple & Imperative

  ➔ Uses **'is'** to describe a fact and the **'throw it up'** is an imperative sentence

• Hummers floatin' on chrome, chokin' on that home-grown.

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ Describes an action happening now, the action of **'floatin'** and **'chokin'**.

• They got that southern cookin'.

  ➔ Present simple

  ➔ Describes a general fact using the present simple tense with **'got'**.

• Shawty can't handle this, Ciara got that fire like

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't', Present simple.

  ➔ Uses the modal verb **'can't'** to express inability. And uses present simple with **'got'**

• Oh, 'round here we ridin' slow.

  ➔ Present continuous (emphasizing the current style)

  ➔ Uses the present continuous tense **'ridin'** to describe the style in that area.

• Ludacris on the track, get back, trick.

  ➔ Imperative

  ➔ Uses **'get back'** as an imperative sentence.

• Picture perfect, you might wanna take a flick, flick, flick, flick, flick.

  ➔ Modal verb 'might', Infinitive

  ➔ Uses the modal verb **'might'** to express possibility, followed by the infinitive form of the verb **'wanna'**.

• And I keep the meanest, cleanest, baddest.

  ➔ Present simple

  ➔ Uses the present simple **'keep'** to express a habit or general truth.

• Could care less about your genius.

  ➔ Modal verb 'could'

  ➔ Uses the modal verb **'could'** to express indifference.